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Ecclesiastes 7:11-22

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isgoodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896with aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159: and by it there isprofitוְיֹתֵ֖רve.yo.TerH3148to them thatseeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451is adefenceבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738, andmoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701is adefenceבְּצֵ֣לbe.TzelH6738: but theexcellencyוְיִתְר֣וֹןve.yit.RonH3504ofknowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is, thatwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451givethlifeתְּחַיֶּ֥הte.chai.YehH2421to them thathaveבְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ve.'a.Lei.haH1167it.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: for whocanיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201make thatstraightלְתַקֵּ֔ןle.ta.KenH8626, which he hath madecrookedעִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.ToH5791?

14In thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofprosperityטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896bejoyfulבְט֔וֹבve.TovH2896, but in thedayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofadversityרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451considerרְאֵ֑הre.'EhH7200:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430also hathappointedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the one as wellasלְעֻמַּת־le.'u.mat-H5980the other, to theendדִּבְרַ֗תdiv.RatH1700thatmanהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120shouldfindיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672nothingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

15All things have Iseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of myvanityהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892: thereisH3426ajustצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662man thatperishethאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664, and there is awickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563man thatprolongethמַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.RikhH748his life in hiswickednessבְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃be.ra.'a.ToH7451.

16Be notrighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662overmuchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235; neither make thyselfoverיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449: why shouldest thoudestroyתִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.MemH8074thyself?

17Be not overmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedתִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'H7561, neither be thoufoolishסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530: why shouldest thoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191before thytimeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18It isgoodט֚וֹבTovH2896that thou shouldest takeholdתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270of this; yea, also fromthisH2088withdrawH3240not thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027: for he thatfearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallescapeיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318from them all.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengthenethתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810thewiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450more thantenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235mightyשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989men who are in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20For there is not ajustצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120uponearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thatdoethיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896, andsinnethיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398not.

21Alsotakeתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414noheedלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820to allwordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that arespokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696; lest thouhearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650curseמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043thee:

22Foroftenפְּעָמִ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹתpe.'a.Mim ra.BotH6471 H7227also thy ownheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that thou thyself likewise hastcursedקִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.taH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

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